UFC on FUEL TV 8 draws a reported 14,682 attendance in Japan

SAITAMA, Japan – Saturday night’s UFC on FUEL TV 8 event drew an announced attendance of 14,682 fans. No live gate was announced.

Executive Vice President and Managing Director of UFC Asia Mark Fischer announced the figure at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) attended.

UFC on FUEL TV 8 took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and featured a main event light heavyweight bout between former PRIDE star Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann.

Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) knocked out Stann (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) late in the second round after a rapid-paced first round that featured several knockdowns for each fighter. It was Silva’s return to Japan for the first time since his PRIDE days in 2006, where he fought countless times at Saitama Super Arena.

The event was the UFC’s return to to Japan for the first time since the UFC 144 pay-per-view in February 2012, which featured a main event lightweight title fight between then-champ Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson, who took the title from him.